The Peregrine supercomputer, which can perform a quadrillion calculations per second in modelling complex systems, is being looked to to optimise design and build-out of electricity networks, to absorb the rising levels of renewables-based power.
"As industry moves forward to integrate all these renewables, big data is a key piece of the puzzle," states Martha Symko-Davies, business development manager at NREL's Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF), which houses the supercomputer.
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